Protesters refuse to relent,
want MC officials arrested
Ludhiana, January 13
Residents remained at the receiving end for the second consecutive day today as safai karamcharis and sewer-men blocked the Jagraon Bridge for around half-an-hour.
Protesters air their grievances with MC and police officials after lifting the dharna from Jagraon Bridge on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

25 new buses yet to hit road
Ludhiana, January 13
The city bus service project seems to have hit a roadblock as despite being flagged off on November 15 last year, a fleet of 25 new buses is yet to hit the road.

MC passes the buck to improvement trust
Ludhiana, January 13
Rampant violation of building bylaws and illegal change of land use in the city continues with impunity in the absence of regulatory measures and enforcement of norms by officials of the municipal corporation (MC) and the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT).

Sickness in MSME sector rises sharply
Ludhiana, January 13
The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, though contributing hugely to the economy, is squeezed due to technology advancements.

Traders oppose raids on small units
Ludhiana, January 13
A joint meeting of the United Cycle Parts and Manufacturers Association (UCPMA), Ludhiana Effluent Treatment Society (LETS) and Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) was held today regarding the unwanted raids by the Punjab Pollution Control Board at small scale units that are already reeling under economic recession.

Lohri celebrated with fervour in city
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 13
While celebrating the Lohri festival at their own homes is considered a good omen among people around the country, residents of Patti Karam Parkash at the historic Kilarapur village have perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the occasion jointly at the
Kila.

Veterans perform Malwai Giddha to celebrate Lohri during the 18th National Youth Festival at the PAU in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Fever, cold cases up in city
Ludhiana, January 13
Some cases of viral fever due to the cold weather conditions are being reported in city hospitals. Patients with cough, cold and fever have started pouring in. Sandeep Puri, MS at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital said: "We daily receive three-four patients suffering from such ailments."

Send teachers’ lists, DEOs told
Ludhiana, January 13
The DPI, Schools, Punjab, has asked the District Education Officers (DEOs) to send the lists of the 7,654 teachers who had to be regularised. The official letter has been put on the official website - ssapunjab.org.

Unrest among teachers continues over demands
Ludhiana, January 13
The Education Department may be claiming to uplift the education in Punjab, but if the teachers’ demands are of any indication then there is a lot of unrest among teachers' organisations in the state.

Contest to promote Sikhism
Ludhiana, January 13
To promote the values of Sikhism and its identity, a modelling contest is being organised by the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
Titled ‘Mr Singh and Kaur 2014’, it is being organised for the first
time.

Youth hacked to death
Ludhiana, January 13
A 23-year-old youth was hacked to death while his 21-year-old sister was battling for life in a suspected robbery incident that took place at their house in South City last night.

Commissioner of Police NS Dhillon interacts with the media outside the house where Rahul Verma
(inset) was killed. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Man strangles wife to death, ends life
Jagraon, January 13
A youth reportedly strangled his wife to death before committing suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan late last night in the Mori Gate area of Jagraon.

Gunshots fired at BJYM secy
Ludhiana, January 13
Secretary of the district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Happy Mittal had a narrow escape after his neighbour's the son allegedly fired a shot at him following a heated argument at the Durga Puri area in
Haibowal.